Should local businesses have to put up cameras?
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) — Attorneys with the Institute for Justice sent a letter to Richmond Heights calling for a repeal of the city’s new surveillance camera ordinance.
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“We have two major concerns. The first is that nobody that opens up a business signs up to give up all of their privacy rights,” said attorney Josh Windham. Windham said the firm believes the ordinance is a violation of business owner’s rights. “They are requiring people to put up these cameras themselves at their own expense,” he added.
RIchmond Heights Police Chief Calvin Williams said in an interview last week, that the ordinance requires a video surveillance system outside any retail establishment and if a crime occurs, the business is to provide police with “immediate access,” to the video.
“If they don’t cooperate, we have to get a search warrant,” said Williams.
While many businesses in Richmond Heights already have cameras, the ordinance requires them to be up to a certain standard, including HD. The cameras must also run 24/7 and be able to store video up to 30 days
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“It helps your business because it shows you have another deterrent to criminal activity, a video surveillance system,” said Williams.
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